The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-07
Local and State Notes.

In the last six months eighty-five miles of
steel rails. weighing sixty pounds to the
yard, has been laid on the l., B. & ". system.
The O.. St. L. g. P, the c., FL. g. l. and the
c., l., St. l.. & c. are all ahead in their tonnage
percentages east-bound business out of In
dianapolis.
G. w. Fairbanks solicitor OF the L. B. & W.,
returned from the East last night He SAYS the
consolidation and reorganization scheme is NOV
ing along like clock-work, and will be perfected
shortly.
The Wabash management is taking bearings
looking to the establishment Of a closer traffic
arrangement, both on freight and passenger BUSH
ness, in connection with the l., d. 81 5. road out
of Indianapolis
General Manager Henderson has ordered three
new iron bridges to be erected on the Ohio
Southern road, and one the eastern division
of the l., Il. % W., near Columbus, O. The
bridges vary in length from $50 to 300 feet.
The Union Railway Company is receiving
some steel rails which weigh seventy-two pounds
to the-yard. They will at once be placed in the
track where 1t is worn and the light rails taken
out and used in laying the spur tracks west of
the Union railway station.
Complaint is made that the l., B. s. w. does
not run a sufficient number of coaches on the
Peoria division to accommodate the business.
1t is not an unusual thing for dozen Or more
passengers to stand up in the aisles for con-
siderable distance for want of seats.
On July A. the j., M. g. /. road handled on the
main line and branches - S67 passengers. All
Indianapolis lines handled more passengers than
ever before on that day. There was good deal
OF short travel between stations. there being
numerous celebrations at different points IN the
State.
The freight men connected with Indianapolis
roads are not at all satisfied with the service
given by the Central Traffic Association. Let
ters fail to be answered promptly and statistical
returns are badly behind, the tonnage statement
for June % being, for instance. the last one re-
ceived.
The l.. B. 6 W. has made a 7-cent-per- 100
pound rate TO Sandusky on grain This disturbs
the roads which carry the Toledo and Detroit
business, as they want to get cents per 100
pounds those points. The rate to Toledo and De-
troit has heretofore been the same to San
dusky.
Shipments of grain to Toledo are to be light
this season from all over Indiana. The Hoosier
grain meu have not forgotten how shabbily they
used in weight returns last year. the
grain on reaching Toledo falling from 1000 to
1000 pounds short of its weight as billed out of
indianapolis.
On the 23d of This month. the members of the
brotherhood of Locomotive FIremen on the
roads running into Logansport will hold
open meeting in that CITY, which will be ad-
the organization. Mayor Nelson. of that city,
will also be present and deliver an address.
Engines No. 20 and 81 on the c., L. St l.. e
c. road have been equipped with the Booth slide
valve and the test is proving highly satisfactory
TO the company. All the passenger engines
the Bee-line 10 be equipped with this valve
1t once. and the freight engines as fast as they
90 through the shop. The invention is that of
nm indianapolis mechanic and promises TO place
him III good circumstances. the Denver 81 Rio
Grande road ia testing the same valve.
Long trains of the c., II. e. /. still continue TO
be the Union tracks. Seeding has
done nothing toward stopping them. and as
superintendent Nelson Is considered a very
sensible man n little coaxing at the present time
might be of some avail. At any rate something
should be done TO relieve the Union tracks OF